Ladd v. State

¶ 34. I concur with the majority’s decision to affirm Ladd’s convictions for grand larceny and conspiracy to commit grand larceny. However, I disagree with the majority’s decision to reverse the circuit court’s judgment regarding Ladd’s convictions for burglary of a dwelling and receiving stolen property. I would affirm all four of Ladd’s convictions.

Count II: Burglary of a Dwelling

¶ 35. The majority reverses one of our learned circuit judges on an issue never presented to him. We have often repeated in cases too numerous to list the time-honored principle that we will not find that a trial…